32-312 - Ground floor level parking restrictions

LAST AMENDED
6/6/2024


Along the #Tier A street frontage# of a #ground floor level#, the following shall apply:

(a)    Parking wrap or screening provisions

       Portions of a #ground floor level# allocated to #accessory# off-street parking facilities or #public parking garages#, except
       for permitted entrances and exits, shall be either wrapped by #floor area# that is allocated to non-parking #uses#, to the
       #minimum qualifying depth#, or shall be screened such that:

       (1)    any non-horizontal parking deck structures shall not be visible from the exterior of the #building# in elevation
              view;

       (2)    opaque materials shall be located on the exterior #building# wall between the bottom of the floor of each parking
              deck and no less than three feet above such deck; and

       (3)    a total of at least 50 percent of such exterior #building# wall, or portion thereof, with adjacent parking spaces shall
              consist of opaque materials which may include permitted #signs#, subject to the provisions of Section 32-60,
              murals or other visual artwork, decorative screening or latticework, or living plant material. Any portion of a
              murals or other artwork that incorporates addresses, text or logos related to the #building# or tenants therein, shall
              be considered a #sign#.

(b)    Limitations on open parking

       No open parking associated with #accessory# off-street parking facilities or #public parking lots# shall be permitted
       between the #street line# and the #street wall# of the #building# or its prolongations.

       ​​​​​​​Open parking beyond the prolongation of a #street wall# shall be screened from any #Tier A street frontage# by a strip
       at least four feet wide, densely planted with vegetation which may be expected to form a year-round screen at least three
       feet high within three years. For #zoning lots# with multiple #Tier A street frontages#, these provisions need only apply
       along one frontage.